44-year-old police officer Derek Chauvin is the man seen in a viral video holding his knee on George Floyd’s neck for more than 8 minutes.
He was first fired and arrested a few days later and charged with third degree murder.
He is charged with third degree murder, which means without intent to kill, but with ‘perverse indifference.’
So it’s a little less than a murder charge, which would mean “yes, I did mean and move this person with intent to kill.”
In his 19-year career, Derek Chauvin had been the subject of 17 internal complaints, none of which resulted in any serious penalties.
